Zinger vs Joke - What's the difference?
zinger | joke |
A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
A surprising or unusually pointed or telling remark.
An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
As nouns the difference between zinger and joke
is that zinger is {{cx|informal|lang=en}} A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown while joke is an amusing story.As a verb joke is
to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.zinger
English
Noun
(en noun)- The pitcher threw a real zinger and struck him out.
- My little niece let fly with the zinger that my sister was pregnant again.
- I was still reeling from the zinger of seeing my ex on a date with my best friend.
Synonyms
* one-linerjoke
English
Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade